Before I saw you, I hadn’t cared for anyone for. . . Well, for the good part of a century, and it felt like my heart had been permanently disconnected. I wasn’t even looking anymore. And without expecting anything. . . Without any hope at all, suddenly you were here.

— Amy Plum

Besides the alternate universe offered by a book, the quiet space of a museum was my favorite place to go. My mom said I was an escapist at heart. . . That I preferred imaginary worlds to the real one. It’s true that I’ve always been able to yank myself out of this world and plunge myself into another.

— Amy Plum

He leaned forward and opened his door, politely standing aside to let me by before following me in. There are some advantages to dating a guy from another era, I thought. Though I am a big believer in gender equality, chivalry scores high in my book.

— Amy Plum

He ran his finger along my jawline and down my neck. "The wait will be fun, but it's not going to be easy.

— Amy Plum

His eyes twinkled mischievously as he gazed at me with that look that always made me melt: as if I were edible, and he could barely restrain himself from taking a bite.

— Amy Plum

I can't promise you an ordinary experience, Kate. I wish I could transform myself into a normal man and be there for you, always, without the trauma that defines my life as "the walking dead." Since that isn't possible, I can only reassure you that I will do everything in my power to make it up to you. To give you more than a normal boyfriend could. I have no idea what that will mean, exactly, but I'm looking forward to finding out. With you.

— Amy Plum

I'm not always the best at expressing myself to you, so I'm taking advantage of the fact that I will be completely unresponsive when you read this, and therefore incapable of messing things up

— Amy Plum

I spent the rest of the day in someone else's story. The rare moments that I put the book down, my own pain returned in burning stabs.

— Amy Plum

I understand it, but I don't like it. I wish we could all be together like before: best friends, not heartbroken strangers.

— Amy Plum

My mom said I was an escapist at heart.... that I preferred imaginary worlds to the real one

— Amy Plum